2556. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46777/25]
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2557. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of orthoptists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46778/25]
2558. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of podiatrists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46779/25]
2559. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of chiropodists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46780/25]
2560. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of audiologists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46781/25]
2561. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of dentists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46782/25]
2562. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of counsellors recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46783/25]
2563. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of therapists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46784/25]
2564. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46785/25]
2565. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of radiographers recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46786/25]
2566. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46787/25]
2567. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason(s) a type of hearing aid will no longer be issued by the HSE (details supplied); if she is satisfied that these hearing aids are of the same standard and quality as those previously issued by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46788/25]
2568. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason a type of hearing aid will continue to be issued to children but not adults (details supplied); if in future patients will have to change hearing aids when they move from children to adult audiology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46789/25]
2569. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of business cases received from a hospital in each of the past ten years (details supplied) regarding the expansion of the neurosurgery programme; the decisions that have been made on these cases to date; the reasons they may have been refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46790/25]
2570. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to PQ No. 254 of 9 July 2025, if her Department has concluded its review of the 2017 Dickson Report regarding Paediatric Urology; if it has received the initial assurances and additional information sought from the HSE; if she will publish the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46791/25]
2571. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a medication for post-excision management of endometriosis (details supplied) will be added to the drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46792/25]
2572. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the importance of long-term medication access for women recovering from severe endometriosis is recognised; if she will prioritise investment in multidisciplinary care pathways to reduce the long-term cost burden on the health system by preventing repeat surgeries as a result of endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
2573. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to PQ No. 379 of 10 April 2025, to confirm if the four new allergy service beds that will be opened in the new National Children’s Hospital represents a reduction in the number of beds currently available to children with allergy based conditions (details supplied); the number available to children with allergy based conditions across public hospitals at…
2574. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to list the service providers used by the HSE and Section 28 hospitals to store patient data; if, in each case, this data is being stored in this jurisdiction or on international servers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46795/25]
2575. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to PQ no. 2679 of 29 July 2025, the status of the HSE’s consideration of the recommendation of the Medicines Management Programme (MMP) to reclassify high-protein ONS to List B; if her attention has been brought to the rebuttal of the MMP’s interpretation of ONS cost data by experts in clinical nutrition (details supplied); if she will meet with clinical…
2576. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason the external retrospective review of children who may have undergone unnecessary hip surgeries has been delayed; if the HSE is still committed to a six month timeframe for the process; the status of the shortlisting and recruitment process for the independent panel; to confirm that the panel will be convened in September; and if she will make a statem…
2577. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason no correspondence related to the external retrospective review of children who may have undergone unnecessary hip surgeries have been issued to families; if correspondence will be issued to families as a matter of urgency outlining the status of the review and the next steps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46798/25]
2578. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to outline the HSE’s new rules surrounding travel and subsistence allowances; to detail the changes that have taken place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46799/25]
2579. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the Programme for Government commitment to review the drugs reimbursement process; if work has commenced on advancing this commitment; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46800/25]
2580. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health if she or her Department has referred a formal complaint to the medical council in relation to the professional conduct of a medic who worked at a hospital (details supplied) whose work is the subject of the review into the mis-categorisation of pre-cancerous cells; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46812/25]